Toshiya Wakabayashi’s “Happy Kanako’s Killer Life” is receiving an anime adaptation that will air in April 2027.

The official website of Toshiya Wakabayashi's "Happy Kanako's Killer Life" announced that the series is getting an anime adaptation, which will air in April 2027.

The cast for the anime series includes Hana Tamegai as Kanako Nishino, a timid former office worker who transforms into a surprisingly gifted, yet endearingly awkward contract killer.

Ryota Suzuki as Sakurai, Kanako's senior coworker and partner, has a cold, prickly exterior, acts as a mentor figure, and frequently watches out for her despite his tough attitude. Junichi Suwabe as The President. The head of the assassination agency who manages operations and oversees Kanako and Sakurai.

Shinji Takamatsu is directing the anime and writing the scripts at the animation studio Drive, and Yoshiyuki Okubo is designing the characters and is the chief animation director.

The manga series began as a webcomic on the author's Pixiv in October 2018. It was serialized on Seikaisha's Twi4 and Saizensen website in April 2019, and released in 9 manga volumes. It also received recognition, including 15th runner-up in Honya Club's Nationwide Bookstore Employees Recommended Comics of 2020. 

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series and released it in English, with the first manga volume released in August 2021.

It was adapted into a live-action series, with the first season airing for six episodes in February 2025 and the second season airing for five episodes in September 2026. 

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Source:

- "Happy Kanako's Killer Life" anime website - https://happy-kanako-anime.jp/

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Photo:

- © Toshiya Wakabayashi/Seikaisha • Happy Kanako's Killer Life Production Committee.

 

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